Frequency Advebrs Flashcards
Put the sentence in the correct order:
always / We / going / are / together / out
We are always going out together.
Put the sentence in the correct order:
Pietra / cleans / office / her / hardly ever
Pietra hardly ever cleans her office.
Put the sentence in the correct order:
at / have / I / breakfast / usually / noon
I usually have breakfast at noon.
The frequency adverb comes before auxiliary verbs.
Is that true?
No, it comes after auxiliary verbs.
Ex.: My brother is always complaining about school.
The frequency adverb comes before main verb.
Is that true?
Yes. It comes after the auxiliary and before the main verb.
Ex.: She never makes a mistake.
I _____ have cereal for breakfast (70%).
I normally/generally have cereal for breakfast
Pedro is _____ cranky in the morning (90%).
Pedro is usually cranky in the morning.
I _____ go out alone at night (10%).
I rarely/hardly ever go out alone at night.
We can’t use “never” and “hadly ever” with negative verbs.
Is that true?
Yes. “Not never” is reduntant, and “not ever” is never.